1934 Howard Bison football team

The 1934 Howard Bison football team was an American football team that represented Howard University as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1934 college football season. The team was led by Charles Fremont West who returned for his second season as head coach after helming the team in 1928.[1] The Bison finished the season with an overall record of 4–2–2 and a conference mark of 3–1–2.

1934 Howard Bison football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2–2 (3–1–2 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHoward Stadium
1934 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Morgan $ 4 –0 –35 –0 –3
Bluefield State 7 –0 –18 –0 –1
North Carolina A&T 7 –1 –07 –1 –0
Virginia Union 4 –2 –24 –2 –2
Virginia State 4 –3 –14 –4 –1
Hampton 3 –5 –03 –5 –0
North Carolina College 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Saint Paul's (VA) 3 –5 –03 –5 –0
St. Augustine's 1 –2 –13 –2 –1
Howard 3 –1 –24 –2 –2
Shaw 1 –6 –01 –6 –1
Johnson C. Smith 1 –2 –11 –2 –1
Lincoln (PA) 0 –5 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In December, after the season, the Negro Intercollegiate Athletic Association ruled halfback Paul Perkins was ineligible and that Howard had to forfeit its victories over Saint Paul's and Hampton and its ties with Virginia State and Morgan.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6at Cheyney*Cheyney, PAW 6–0[3]
October 13at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAW 25–6[4]
October 20Virginia StatePetersburg, VAT 0–02,000[5]
October 27West Virginia State*
L 6–7[6]
November 3Morgan
  • Howard Stadium
  • Washington, DC
T 0–05,000[7]
November 10at HamptonHampton, VAW 7–0[8]
November 17North Carolina College
  • Howard Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 6–7[9]
November 291:30 p.m.Lincoln (PA)
  • Howard Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 13–6[10][11][12]

References
  1. "Charles West To Coach Howard Football team Again". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 2, 1934. p. 19. Retrieved July 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Rule Howard Must Forfeit Four Contests". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Associated Press. December 16, 1934. p. 34. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "'Where Oh Where Is Ware'? Is Howard's Cry As "Herd' Barely Wins At Cheyney , 6-0". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 13, 1934. p. 14. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Howard Takes Game". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 14, 1934. p. B11. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Howard Holds Va. State 0-0". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 27, 1934. p. 14. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Howard U. Beaten By Missing Point". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 28, 1934. p. B11. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Howard Holds Morgan Eleven To 0-0 Tie". The New York Age. New York, New York. November 10, 1934. p. 5. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Howard Beats Hampton For First Time in 10 Yrs". The New York Age. New York, New York. November 17, 1934. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Extra Point Miss Fatal To Howard". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. November 18, 1934. p. B10. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Lincoln Vs. Howard". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1934. p. 15. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Bisons Triumph In Uphill Scrap". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. November 30, 1934. p. D2. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Howard Trumphs Over Lincoln 13-6". New York Daily News. New York, New York. November 30, 1934. p. 73. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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